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the United States electric power supply 

system. 

Copies of this Application will be 

made available, upon request, by 

accessing the program website at 

https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pendingapplications-0 or by emailing 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. 

Signing Authority: This document of 

the Department of Energy was signed on 

November 8, 2023, by Maria Robinson, 

Director, Grid Deployment Office, 

pursuant to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document 

with the original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on November 9, 

2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25183 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) review; 

request comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) has submitted an information 

collection request to the OMB for 

extension under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

information collection requests a threeyear extension of its collection, titled 

Contracting, OMB Control Number 

1910–5190. The proposed collection 

will collect information related to BPA’s 

management and oversight of 

contracting requirements in fulfillment 

of BPA’s vendor contracts. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

December 15, 2023. If you anticipate 

that you will be submitting comments 

but find it difficult to do so within the 

period allowed by this notice, please 

advise the OMB Desk Officer of your 

intention to make a submission as soon 

as possible. The Desk Officer may be 

telephoned at (202) 881–8585. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Attn: Stephanie Noell, 

Privacy Program, by email at privacy@

bpa.gov, or by phone at (503) 230–3881. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1910–5190; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Contracting; 

(3) Type of Request: Extension; 

(4) Purpose: this information 

collection is associated with BPA’s 

management and oversight of 

contracting requirements in fulfillment 

of BPA vendor contracts; 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 835; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 5,115; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 1,240; 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0. 

Statutory Authority: The Bonneville 

Project Act codified in 16 U.S.C. 832a; 

the Federal Columbia River 

Transmission System Act of 1974 in 16 

U.S.C. 838 et seq.; and the Pacific 

Northwest Electric Power Planning and 

Conservation Act in 16 U.S.C. 839 et 

seq.; IRS Code 26 U.S.C. 6109; and 

Department of Energy Establishment Act 

42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. 

Signing Authority: This document of 

the Department of Energy was signed on 

November 1, 2023, by Rachel L. Hull, 

Information collection Clearance 

Manager, Bonneville Power 

Administration, pursuant to delegated 

authority from the Secretary of Energy. 

That document with the original 

signature and date is maintained by 

DOE. For administrative purposes only, 

and in compliance with requirements of 

the Office of the Federal Register, the 

undersigned DOE Federal Register 

Liaison Officer has been authorized to 

sign and submit the document in 

electronic format for publication, as an 

official document of the Department of 

Energy. This administrative process in 

no way alters the legal effect of this 

document upon publication in the 

Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on November 9, 

2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25240 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[GDO Docket No. EA–287–D] 

Application for Renewal of 

Authorization To Export Electric 

Energy; Emera Energy U.S. Subsidiary 

No. 1, Inc. 

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Emera Energy U.S. Subsidiary 

No. 1, Inc. (the Applicant or EE US No. 

1) has applied for renewed 

authorization to transmit electric energy 

from the United States to Canada 

pursuant to the Federal Power Act. 

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before December 15, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, 

motions to intervene, or requests for 

more information should be addressed 

by electronic mail to 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christina Gomer, (240) 474–2403, 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Department of Energy 

(DOE) regulates electricity exports from 

the United States to foreign countries in 

accordance with section 202(e) of the 

Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 

824a(e)) and regulations thereunder (10 

CFR 205.300 et seq.). Sections 301(b) 

and 402(f) of the DOE Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 7172(f)) 

transferred this regulatory authority, 

previously exercised by the nowdefunct Federal Power Commission, to 

DOE. 

Section 202(e) of the FPA provides 

that an entity which seeks to export 

electricity must obtain an order from 

DOE authorizing that export. (16 U.S.C. 

824a(e)). On April 10, 2023, the 

authority to issue such orders was 

delegated to the DOE’s Grid Deployment 

Office (GDO) by Delegation Order No. 

S1–DEL–S3–2023 and Redelegation 

Order No. S3–DEL–GD1–2023. 

In April 2004, DOE issued Order No. 

EA–287, authorizing EE US No. 1 to 

transmit electric energy from the United 

States to Canada as a power marketer. 

This authority was renewed in 2009 

(Order No. EA–287–A), in 2014 (Order 


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No. EA–287–B), and in 2019 (Order No. 

EA–287–C). On October 12, 2023, EE US 

No. 1 filed an application with DOE 

(Application or App.) for renewal of 

their export authority for a five-year 

term. App at 1. 

In its Application, EE US No. 1 states 

that it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 

Emera Incorporated (Emera). App. at 1. 

The Application represents that EE US 

No. 1 is authorized to export energy 

from the United States to Canada and 

has market-based authority from FERC 

to provide wholesale and retail 

marketing services as a power marketer. 

Id. The Applicant notes that Emera 

holds ownership interests in various 

subsidiaries that provide energy 

services. See id. at 2–6. Although some 

of Emera’s subsidiaries own and control 

electric power generation and 

transmission facilities, the Applicant 

asserts that EE US No. 1 ‘‘does not own 

or control any electric power generation 

or transmission facilities and does not 

have a franchised electric power service 

area.’’ App. at 6. 

The existing international 

transmission facilities to be utilized by 

the Applicant have been previously 

authorized by Presidential permits 

issued pursuant to Executive Order 

10485, as amended, and are appropriate 

for open access transmission by third 

parties. See App. at Exhibit C. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to be heard in this proceeding 

should file a comment or protest to the 

Application at the email address 

provided previously. Protests should be 

filed in accordance with Rule 211 of 

FERC’s Rules of Practice and Procedure 

(18 CFR 385.211). Any person desiring 

to become a party to this proceeding 

should file a motion to intervene at the 

previously provided email address in 

accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 

385.214). 

Comments and other filings 

concerning EE US No. 1’s Application 

should be clearly marked with GDO 

Docket No. EA–287–D. Additional 

copies are to be provided directly to 

Keith Sutherland, Vice President, Legal 

& Regulatory Affairs, Emera Energy Inc., 

5151 Terminal Road, Halifax, NS B3J 

1A1, Canada, keith.sutherland@

emeraenergy.com, Jeffrey Jakubiak, 

Vinson & Elkins LLP, 1114 Avenue of 

the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, 

NY 10036, JJakubiak@velaw.com, and 

Jennifer Mansh, Vinson & Elkins LLP, 

2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 

500 West, Washington, DC 20037, 

JMansh@velaw.com. 

A final decision will be made on the 

requested authorization after the 

environmental impacts have been 

evaluated pursuant to DOE’s National 

Environmental Policy Act Implementing 

Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and after 

DOE evaluates whether the proposed 

action will have an adverse impact on 

the sufficiency of supply or reliability of 

the United States electric power supply 

system. 

Copies of this Application will be 

made available, upon request, by 

accessing the program website at 

https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pendingapplications-0 or by emailing 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. 

Signing Authority: This document of 

the Department of Energy was signed on 

November 8, 2023, by Maria Robinson, 

Director, Grid Deployment Office, 

pursuant to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document 

with the original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on November 9, 

2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25188 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[GDO Docket No. EA–388–B] 

Application for Renewal of 

Authorization To Export Electric 

Energy; TEC Energy Inc. 

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: TEC Energy Inc. (the 

Applicant or TEC) has applied for 

renewed authorization to transmit 

electric energy from the United States to 

Canada pursuant to the Federal Power 

Act. 

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before December 15, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, 

motions to intervene, or requests for 

more information should be addressed 

by electronic mail to 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christina Gomer, (240) 474–2403, 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Department of Energy 

(DOE) regulates electricity exports from 

the United States to foreign countries in 

accordance with section 202(e) of the 

Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 

824a(e)) and regulations thereunder (10 

CFR 205.300 et seq.). Sections 301(b) 

and 402(f) of the DOE Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 7172(f)) 

transferred this regulatory authority, 

previously exercised by the nowdefunct Federal Power Commission, to 

DOE. 

Section 202(e) of the FPA provides 

that an entity which seeks to export 

electricity must obtain an order from 

DOE authorizing that export. (16 U.S.C. 

824a(e)). On April 10, 2023, the 

authority to issue such orders was 

delegated to the DOE’s Grid Deployment 

Office (GDO) by Delegation Order No. 

S1–DEL–S3–2023 and Redelegation 

Order No. S3–DEL–GD1–2023. 

On December 19, 2013, DOE issued 

Order No. EA–388, authorizing TEC to 

transmit electric energy from the United 

States to Canada as a power marketer for 

a five-year term. This authority was 

renewed on December 19, 2018 (Order 

No. EA–388–A). On September 21, 

2023, TEC filed an application with 

DOE (Application or App.) for renewal 

of its export authority for an additional 

five-year term. App. at 1. 

In its Application, TEC states that it 

‘‘does not own or control any electric 

generation or transmission facilities, nor 

is it affiliated with any entity that does.’’ 

App. at 2. TEC represents that the 

electricity it ‘‘will export, on either a 

firm or interruptible basis, will be 

purchased from a variety of sources 

voluntarily, such as wholesale 

generators, electric utilities and federal 

power marketing agencies.’’ Id. at 3. 

TEC represents that ‘‘[b]y definition, 

such power is surplus to the system of 

the selling generator and, therefore, the 

electric power that TEC will export on 

either a firm or interruptible basis will 

not impair or tend to impede the 

sufficiency of the electric power supply 

within the U.S. or the regional 

coordination of electric utility planning 

or operations.’’ Id. 

The existing international 

transmission facilities to be utilized by 

the Applicant have been previously 

authorized by Presidential permits 

issued pursuant to Executive Order 

10485, as amended, and are appropriate 

for open access transmission by third 

parties. See id. at Exhibit C. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to be heard in this proceeding 


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